Dilate biliary duct/ampulla at Banner University Medical Center Tucson

1625 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1265820179

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$1,158.70

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,192.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$638.40 with Aetna vs $4,649.00 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna Medicare Advantage $638.40 ↓ -45%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $766.08 ↓ -34%
Health Net Medicaid $778.85 ↓ -33%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $778.85 ↓ -33%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $778.85 ↓ -33%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $778.85 ↓ -33%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $778.85 ↓ -33%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $957.60 ↓ -17%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,038.00 ↓ -10%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $1,117.20 ↓ -4%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $1,276.80 ↑ +10%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,436.40 ↑ +24%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,436.40 ↑ +24%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,596.00 ↑ +38%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,596.00 ↑ +38%
Health Net Medicare $1,596.00 ↑ +38%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,682.18 ↑ +45%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,723.68 ↑ +49%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,723.68 ↑ +49%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $1,963.08 ↑ +69%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,041.00 ↑ +76%
Provider Network of America Commercial $2,394.00 ↑ +107%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $2,553.60 ↑ +120%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,788.18 ↑ +141%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,974.06 ↑ +157%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $3,122.77 ↑ +170%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $3,717.58 ↑ +221%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $3,717.58 ↑ +221%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $3,717.58 ↑ +221%
Aetna Joint Venture $3,719.00 ↑ +221%
Aetna Designated Group $4,184.00 ↑ +261%
Aetna Broad Network $4,649.00 ↑ +301%

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Dilate biliary duct/ampulla at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,682.18 $638.40 – $2,553.60
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $1,710.17 $955.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $1,380.55 $955.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $1,323.23 $955.40 – $3,582.75
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $1,523.86 $955.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,691.06 $955.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,848.70 $955.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $1,466.54 $955.40 – $3,582.75

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